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...mostly Hindu Tamil minority as equals or give them the autonomy they long for. Since independence in 1948, "all the agreements we have reached have been torn up and thrown into the dustbin," L.T.T.E. Peace Secretariat secretary-general Pulee Devan told TIME by phone from the Tigers' jungle base in Kilinochchi, in the north. "Fifty years' experience has dictated to us that there is no big difference who is in power in the capital. They have all failed to deliver any meaningful settlement to the Tamil people." Sri Lanka's Tamils have some valid grievances: Sinhalese chauvinism is evident...
...little to do with my delight at the Tournament’s conclusion.I’ve spent much of the past three weeks hunting down internet connections and sports bars in Buenos Aires, Argentina, doing my best to keep up with a tournament whose import and fan base lies almost exclusively in the United States. I’ve watched a few blurry games on a laptop prone to freezing due to a consistently interrupted feed. I’ve squinted at 14-inch televisions streaming an internet broadcast of five multi-colored blobs morphing up the court without...
...Crimson took an early 3-0 lead, but the Quakers scored six unanswered to move ahead 6-3. Harvard then scored a pair of runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings on a variety of dropped third strikes, bunts, and base hits...
...rally, the bullpen blew a 9-7 edge in the ninth against the Wildcats (6-13).The Crimson picked up four runs in the eighth and three in the ninth to take its first lead of the game.But in the home half of the inning, Jason Brown loaded the bases with nobody out, and Unger gave up a two-run double, re-loaded the bases with an intentional walk, and then hit a batter to force in the winning run. OHIO STATE 5, HARVARD 3The Crimson matched up with Buckeyes ace Cory Luebke in the first game of its Sunshine...
...HARVARD 1 While Baumann’s dazzling performance on the mound captivated the crowd, it was the ejections of Walsh and assistant coach Gary Donovan in the bottom of the first inning that generated the most excitement among the 178 in attendance. Donovan was ejected by first base umpire John Libke after disputing a safe call on a pickoff attempt by Unger. Walsh left the dugout to speak with Libke, and was tossed before he could say a word. According to Walsh, Libke then made some comments about Donovan that Walsh took exception...